Eunuchs in Antiquity and Beyond

Buch | Hardcover

269 Seiten

2002
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7156-3129-4 (ISBN)

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A collection of 12 studies from an international cast exploring how eunuchs were perceived. The text also reconstructs the realities of eunuchs' lives in Greek, Roman, Byzantine and eastern culture.

Eunuchism was a subject which both intrigued and embarrassed the ancient world. The special virtue attributed to the castrated male at court, of undistracted loyalty to his ruler, aided the promotion of numerous eunuchs to positions of great power. A literary discourse developed, reviling and sometimes defending the eminence of these 'half-men'. Here, 12 studies from an international cast explore how eunuchs were perceived, and also reconstruct the realities of eunuchs' lives in Greek, Roman, Byzantine and eastern culture.

Shaun Tougher has published widely on the history of the later Roman and Byzantine empires. He has made particular studies of Byzantium's Macedonian dynasty, especially the Emperor Leo VI (886-912). His interests involve literary and social, as well as political, history.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.12.2002
Co-Autor	Ra'anan Abusch
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	650 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	0-7156-3129-2 / 0715631292
ISBN-13	978-0-7156-3129-4 / 9780715631294
Zustand	Neuware